A type of tumor known as glioma is a particularly formidable example. These malignant growths arise from glial cells or their precursors in the brain or spinal cord; the worst form – glioblastoma – ...

Arizona State researchers will scan 100 postmortem brains after a pilot detected plastic signals in human tissue.

MIT researchers analyzing fMRI scans from 772 people found that language processing extends beyond the brain’s traditional ...

A new brain-inspired device is designed to kick AI systems into gear only when they detect something unusual. Could it reduce ...

Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research ...

Highlighting patient stories, this book illuminates how the brain wires us to participate in culture and how, in turn, culture rewires the brain. It’s a common saying in neurology that once you’ve ...

The language network in your brain can be seen, even if you aren't saying a word. For a study published in Nature Communications, researchers used data from more than 1,900 functional magnetic ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives. Our ...

The language network in your brain can be seen, even if you aren't saying a word. For a study published in Nature Communications, researchers used data from more than 1,900 functional magnetic ...

Microglia are the brain’s most abundant immune cells. They protect against invading threats, remove damaged neurons and help shape neural circuits as the brain develops. Scientists at Columbia’s ...

"The progressive structural disruptions were closely linked to shifts in gene regulation and cell identity, potentially revealing a fundamental feature of aging in the human brain," said Bing Ren, ...

What unique processes conspire to create a healthy, functional human brain? How can we be so genetically similar to, say, chimpanzees, and yet be light-years more sophisticated cognitively and ...